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Regime Change

Maggie Haberman

Mentioned 1 month ago

Trump’s reflecting pool fiasco gets a ‘Greenwatergate’ twist

The book was cited as revealing new reporting about Trump's obsessive interiordecorating habits, including his supergluing of gold accents and challengecoin displays in the White House.

We've just learned from new reporting in a forthcoming book, is literally super gluing gold accents and challenge coins up on the doors and wall of the White House himself.

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Trump's Ten Commandments

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

Mentioned 5 months ago

‘Like a baby’: Schumer BLASTS Trump’s tantrum over tariff defeat

This book was mentioned as something Jeffrey Sonnenfeld had written, suggesting it provided insight into how to counter Trump by thinking like him, as he hates losing face more than losing money.

As you mentioned in this book, we suggest to counter Trump, you have to think like Trump.

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Firestorm

Jacob Soboroff

Mentioned 5 months ago

Trump directs DHS to investigate new citizens for ‘voter fraud’

The host mentioned that he recently published his second book, which details the deadly wildfires that devastated Los Angeles a year prior, resulting in many deaths and the destruction of structures. He was currently on tour promoting it and mentioned upcoming signing events.

Hey, so one quick note before we go. As some of you might know, I recently published my second book, Firestorm, the Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster.

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Injustice

Carol Leonnig

Mentioned 5 months ago

Trump directs DHS to investigate new citizens for ‘voter fraud’

This book was mentioned as the work written by Carol Lennig, the guest who reported on the DHS voter investigation story. It was highlighted when she joined the show.

Carol Lennig is a senior investigative reporter for MS Now. She is the author of Injustice, How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department.

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Born Fighting

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Mentioned 5 months ago

‘This did not go well for them: Frey reacts as Minneapolis ICE surges ends

The book was cited as an example of a work covering ScotchIrish military culture and the associated pride, used to illustrate a point about cultural identity.

you could look at the book by one of your former Senate colleagues, Born Fighting, about the sort of ScotchIrish military culture and certain, you know, pride that went with that, that would be one example.

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The Sirens' Call

Chris Hayes

Mentioned 5 months ago

Trump reassembles his 2020 coup crew amid 2026 midterm panic

Chris Hayes announced that his new book, The Siren's Call, How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource, had been released in paperback.

My latest book, The Siren's Call, How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource, is now out in paperback. This Thursday, February 5th, I'll be talking about the book and the exploitation of both our and our kids' attention at the Strand Bookstore right here in New York City.

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The Game Changer (Local Legends

Lane Walker

Mentioned 5 months ago

‘Playing Whac-a-Mole’: Hayes says Trump’s ICE ‘drawdown’ can’t be trusted

The book was noted as having been released the week before and was described as explaining how Howie Reid remade Democratic political strategy.

The author of a new book, which just came out last week, The Game Changer, how Howie Reid remade the rules and showed Democrats how to fight.

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The Innocent Man

John Grisham

Mentioned 5 months ago

DOJ sought criminal probe of Renee Good after her death

The book was cited as a work coauthored by senior investigative reporter Carol Lenig, highlighting how politics and fear have undermined the U.S. Justice Department.

Carol Lennig is a senior investigative reporter, coauthor of Injustice, How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department.

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The Anxious Generation

Jonathan Haidt

Mentioned 6 months ago

‘F*** off’: World hits back as Trump’s aggression shocks global leaders

Jonathan Haidt, who was set to moderate an event for the host's book, wrote this fantastic book about attention and its extraction.

It'll be moderated by the renowned social psychologist and bestselling author Jonathan Haidt, who wrote that fantastic book, The Anxious Generation, where both can be talking about attention and its extraction.

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One Man's Striving

William Gayley Simpson

Mentioned 6 months ago

Chris Hayes’ map-based theory behind Trump’s Greenland obsession

This notorious white supremacist book was referenced when discussing a meme posted by the White House, as the book reportedly defended Hitler.

Meanwhile, the White House posted this seemingly AI-generated meme captioned, Which way, Greenland manned? Which is, by the way, a not-so-subtle reference to a notorious white supremacist book called Which Way, Western Man, which, among other things, defends Hitler.

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1984

George Orwell

Mentioned 6 months ago

Hayes dismantles JD Vance’s ICE shooting claims

The host noted that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz quoted the novel to criticize the Trump administration's attempts to undermine public perception of the incident.

Minnesota's Democratic Governor Tim Walz quoted George Orwell's 1984 when lambasting the Trump administration for trying to convince the American public not to believe what we can all clearly see on the tape.

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Open Veins of Latin America

Eduardo Galeano

Mentioned 6 months ago

Trump’s Greenland obsession intensifies as White House floats military action

The host highlighted it as one of two great books that examine American imperialism in Latin America.

Eduardo Galeano's Open Veins to Latin America and Greg Grandin's America America. People are looking for two great books on precisely this theme.

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Chris Hayes

The Sirens' Call

How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource

Hayes announced his new book titled The Siren's Call, describing it as an exploration of how attention has become a scarce resource in the age of screens and attention capitalism.

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The book is called The Siren's Call, How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource.

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Hayes announced his new book titled The Siren's Call, describing it as an exploration of how attention has become a scarce resource in the age of screens and attention capitalism.

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The book is called The Siren's Call, How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource.

And it's basically about how the world we live in and the current version of what I call attention capitalism, in which we all exist on our phones, in front of screens, everywhere, right, ceaselessly attempts to extract our attention, often against our will, and in doing so, it left a strange feeling.

We felt alienated and it warped both the most precious, intimate moments of our private lives and the entire public conversation and discourse around our democracy and everything else.

And yes, I was well aware of the irony of the fact that my job requires getting and keeping your attention, and that conflict was something I wrote about a lot in the book.

The book was out on January 28th. It was available then for preorder at any place you bought your books.

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Mosab Abu Toha

Forest of Noise

Poems

Chris Hayes introduced Mossab Abu Toha as the author of the new poetry book Forest of Noise during the interview about his experiences in Gaza.

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the renowned Palestinian poet Mossab Abu Toha, who's the author of a new poetry book, Forest of Noise.

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Chris Hayes introduced Mossab Abu Toha as the author of the new poetry book Forest of Noise during the interview about his experiences in Gaza.

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the renowned Palestinian poet Mossab Abu Toha, who's the author of a new poetry book, Forest of Noise.

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Peter Baker

The Divider

Trump in the White House, 2017-2021

The book was referenced as the source of the guests' reporting on Trump's generals and the administration's inner circle.

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She has closely covered Donald Trump's troubled relationship with, quote, his generals, including her book The Divider.

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The book was referenced as the source of the guests' reporting on Trump's generals and the administration's inner circle.

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She has closely covered Donald Trump's troubled relationship with, quote, his generals, including her book The Divider.

I think we interviewed just about every single one of those people for our book The Divider or over the course of the Trump presidency.

I'm glad that John Kelly came out and confirmed on the record the reporting that was first in our book The Divider about Donald Trump admiring Hitler's generals.

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Amir Tibon

The Gates of Gaza

A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel’s Borderlands

The host highlighted Tabon's new book as a story of betrayal, survival, and hope in Israel's borderlands, emphasizing its focus on his hometown and the broader history of the conflict.

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Tabon's new book, The Gates of Gaza, a story of betrayal, survival, and hope in Israel's borderlands, talks about that, about the place that he is from, about the larger history of th...

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The host highlighted Tabon's new book as a story of betrayal, survival, and hope in Israel's borderlands, emphasizing its focus on his hometown and the broader history of the conflict.

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Tabon's new book, The Gates of Gaza, a story of betrayal, survival, and hope in Israel's borderlands, talks about that, about the place that he is from, about the larger history of the conflict, subjects he also discussed with me in what I think is a really important conversation after a year of this war.

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Carol Leonnig

Injustice

How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department

The book was presented as a new work analyzing how politics and fear have undermined America's Justice Department.

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Carol Lennick is a Pulitzer Prize winning MSNOW senior investigative reporter who produced that exclusive. She is also the co-author of the new book, Injustice, How Politics and Fear...

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The book was presented as a new work analyzing how politics and fear have undermined America's Justice Department.

"

Carol Lennick is a Pulitzer Prize winning MSNOW senior investigative reporter who produced that exclusive. She is also the co-author of the new book, Injustice, How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department.

Seen Yet Unseen: Understanding God's Self-Revelation from the Fall to the Son Cover

Antonio Walton

Seen Yet Unseen

Understanding God's Self-Revelation from the Fall to the Son

The title was mentioned as a book authored by technology attorney Bari Williams, focusing on her experiences as a Black woman in the tech industry.

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Bari Williams is a technology attorney and startup advisor. She served as the lead counsel for Meta and is the author of Seen Yet Unseen, A Black Woman Crashes, the tech fraternity.

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The title was mentioned as a book authored by technology attorney Bari Williams, focusing on her experiences as a Black woman in the tech industry.

"

Bari Williams is a technology attorney and startup advisor. She served as the lead counsel for Meta and is the author of Seen Yet Unseen, A Black Woman Crashes, the tech fraternity.

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Eduardo Galeano

Open Veins of Latin America

Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

The host highlighted it as one of two great books that examine American imperialism in Latin America.

"

Eduardo Galeano's Open Veins to Latin America and Greg Grandin's America America. People are looking for two great books on precisely this theme.

— Episode: Trump’s Greenland obsession intensifies...

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Episode: Trump’s Greenland obsession intensifies as White H...

The host highlighted it as one of two great books that examine American imperialism in Latin America.

"

Eduardo Galeano's Open Veins to Latin America and Greg Grandin's America America. People are looking for two great books on precisely this theme.

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Greg Grandin

America, América

A New History of the New World

The host highlighted it as one of two great books that examine American imperialism in Latin America.

"

Eduardo Galeano's Open Veins to Latin America and Greg Grandin's America America. People are looking for two great books on precisely this theme.

— Episode: Trump’s Greenland obsession intensifies...

Listen on Audible 7-day free trial

Episode: Trump’s Greenland obsession intensifies as White H...

The host highlighted it as one of two great books that examine American imperialism in Latin America.

"

Eduardo Galeano's Open Veins to Latin America and Greg Grandin's America America. People are looking for two great books on precisely this theme.

The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource Cover

Chris Hayes

The Sirens' Call

How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource

Chris Hayes announced that his new book, The Siren's Call, How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource, had been released in paperback.

"

My latest book, The Siren's Call, How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource, is now out in paperback. This Thursday, February 5th, I'll be talking about the book and the exploitation o...

— Episode: Trump reassembles his 2020 coup crew ami...

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Episode: Trump reassembles his 2020 coup crew amid 2026 mid...

Chris Hayes announced that his new book, The Siren's Call, How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource, had been released in paperback.

"

My latest book, The Siren's Call, How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource, is now out in paperback. This Thursday, February 5th, I'll be talking about the book and the exploitation of both our and our kids' attention at the Strand Bookstore right here in New York City.

Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department Cover

Carol Leonnig

Injustice

How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department

The book was mentioned as the work of the guest reporter, highlighting her role as the author of Injustice.

"

Carol Lennig is MSNOW's senior investigative reporter who broke it for us. She's the author of Injustice, and she joins me now.

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The book was mentioned as the work of the guest reporter, highlighting her role as the author of Injustice.

"

Carol Lennig is MSNOW's senior investigative reporter who broke it for us. She's the author of Injustice, and she joins me now.

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Born Fighting

The book was cited as an example of a work covering ScotchIrish military culture and the associated pride, used to illustrate a point about cultural identity.

"

you could look at the book by one of your former Senate colleagues, Born Fighting, about the sort of ScotchIrish military culture and certain, you know, pride that went with that, tha...

— Episode: ‘This did not go well for them: Frey rea...

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Episode: ‘This did not go well for them: Frey reacts as Min...

The book was cited as an example of a work covering ScotchIrish military culture and the associated pride, used to illustrate a point about cultural identity.

"

you could look at the book by one of your former Senate colleagues, Born Fighting, about the sort of ScotchIrish military culture and certain, you know, pride that went with that, that would be one example.

Obviously, you could have subelements of that culture. You could have Italians, you could have Irish, and those are in many ways more distinct.

Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump Cover

Maggie Haberman

Regime Change

Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump

The book was cited as revealing new reporting about Trump's obsessive interiordecorating habits, including his supergluing of gold accents and challengecoin displays in the White House.

"

We've just learned from new reporting in a forthcoming book, is literally super gluing gold accents and challenge coins up on the doors and wall of the White House himself.

— Episode: Trump’s reflecting pool fiasco gets a ‘G...

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Episode: Trump’s reflecting pool fiasco gets a ‘Greenwaterg...

The book was cited as revealing new reporting about Trump's obsessive interiordecorating habits, including his supergluing of gold accents and challengecoin displays in the White House.

"

We've just learned from new reporting in a forthcoming book, is literally super gluing gold accents and challenge coins up on the doors and wall of the White House himself.

It also is this sort of sledgehammer approach to the whole thing... Also about one of the other revelations from this new book, The Haberman and Swan Book by your New York Times colleagues.

April, this one really jumped out at me. This is him in the book talking about Pete Hegseth when he was possibly going to be voted down over the sexual assault allegations that he denied, though he did settle.

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